In an effort to lure customers aware from Verizon and other competitors, Sprint is offering a year’s worth of free cellular service — including unlimited text, talk and data. After that customers will pay $60 a month should they continue, but there is no contract and no obligation.
Three free 1 year plan includes Sprint Global Roaming, which includes data up to 2G speeds and text messaging in any of Sprint’s 165+ Global Roaming countries at no charge, plus calling for $0.20 a minute.
There are no “catches” as far as I can tell but there are some rules and restrictions and some small fees:
You will have to buy a SIM card for $2.99 plus $10 overnight shipping charge
You must order it online. You can’t get it from a store
You have to pay a $30 activation fee, but you get that back after two months.
You have to pay $2.39 in administrative and regulatory fees and there could be additonal taxes
You have to bring you own phone from this list of compatible phones:
- Apple iPhone 5C (Verizon only)
- Apple iPhone 5S (Verizon only)
- Apple iPhone 6
- Apple iPhone 6 Plus
- Apple iPhone 6S
- Apple iPhone 6S Plus
- Apple iPhone 7 (Verizon only)
- Apple iPhone 7 Plus (Verizon only)
- Apple iPhone SE
- Google Nexus 5 (Verizon only)
- Google Nexus 5X
- Google Nexus 6
- Google Nexus 6P
- Google Pixel
- Google Pixel XL
- Motorola E4
- Motorola Z2 Play
- Motorola G4
- Motorola G4 Play
- Motorola G4 Plus
- Motorola G5 Plus
- Motorola X Pure Edition
- Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Special Edition
- Samsung Galaxy S7 Special Edition
- Samsung Galaxy S8 Special Edition
- Samsung Galaxy S8+ Special Edition